Fijian Monkey-faced Bat
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Mass | 260 g (Adult) |
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Scientific name | Mirimiri acrodonta |
Length | 19 cm (Adult) |
Conservation status | Critically Endangered (Population decreasing) |
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Higher classification | Mirimiri |
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ID | 3136045 |
About Fijian Monkey-faced Bat
The Fijian monkey-faced bat or Fijian flying fox is a megabat endemic to Fiji. It was discovered in old-growth cloud forest on Des Vœux Peak, the second highest mountain peak on the island of Taveuni by William and Ruth Beckon in 1976, and is Fiji's only endemic mammal.